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Thackeray questioned why the Railway Ministry had said that the rain had triggered the stampede . On Saturday, the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena's chief, Raj Thackeray , had called Modi a "liar" while terming the Railway Minister Piyush Goyal as 'useless.' Thackeray had threatened to not allow the bullet train in Mumbai unless safety infrastructures for train passengers improved in Mumbai . Read More »

The activity of Mount Agung remains high but stable, said the Indonesian Centre for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation. " I would definitely be following the advice to stay outside the exclusion zone ", said Heather Handley, an assistant earth sciences professor at Sydney's Macquarie University. Read More »

Bale was this week named in the Wales squad for their upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Georgia and the Republic of Ireland. Madrid have not officially confirmed any new injury for Bale, but Zidane admitted at a news conference there was a problem, with the Wales worldwide having not taken part in group training since the club's return from Germany and missing Saturday's session along with the injured Marcelo, Mateo Kovacic, Theo Hernandez and Karim Benzema. Read More »

After a two-hour search, they returned with a pink shoe and a sweatshirt, The Virginia Pilot reports . Billie disappeared 10 days ago and her family was going to Charlotte to speak with police, according to the ABC affiliate in Norfolk. In the photo, Billie has dreadlocks that are dyed multiple colors on the ends. The FBI is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the 19-year-old's location. Read More »

Tensions have been escalating between the USA and North Korea since it began showcasing its progress in developing nuclear weapons - including missile tests and the explosion of what North Korea said was a hydrogen bomb. The US is "probing" North Korea to see if it is interested in dialogue, Tillerson told reporters during his visit to China on Saturday. China also seemingly does not want to harm bilateral relations with the US ahead of the key party congress. Read More »

Addressing a press conference with tears in her eyes, she said, "We are dying here". And you are killing us with the inefficiency and bureaucracy. Officials and residents of the USA island devastated by Hurricane Maria say that's not true. Read More »

According to the Post , the pair spent about half their time during a 10-day trip in July sightseeing, shopping and touring historic sites. Alaigh also defended the staff's decision to wank around England. All of Shulkin's activities on the European trip, including his attendance at Wimbledon, "were reviewed and approved by ethics counsel", VA press secretary Curt Cashour told the Post in an emailed statement . Read More »

Trump called the vote " a tremendous slap to the face of the Republican Party " during an appearance on an Alabama radio show this week. In a statement after decamping, Senator Susan Collins stated that the repeal bill is a critical decision that can affect the lives of many Americans and thus, it is not an easy decision to make in haste. Read More »

In a change from the first two executive orders that Trump signed suspending immigration, the latest directive includes two non-Muslim-majority nations, North Korea and Venezuela. Meanwhile, Justice Department spokesman Ian Prior said, in a statement, that the department would "continue to vigorously defend the President's inherent authority to keep this country safe". Read More »

There are two stories about the state of the response of the federal government to the people of Puerto Rico, which was devastated by Hurricane Maria . After the tour, she was set to hold a meeting with the governor of Puerto Rico and officials. Trump took to Twitter early on Saturday to fire back at the mayor of San Juan, the island's largest city. Read More »

Defense support of civil authorities is one of Army North's core missions, according to its Facebook page. Some areas also dealt with heavy flooding that's as bad as what was experienced in Texas with Hurricane Harvey. Puerto Rico requested assistance from NC Guard through an Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) request with NC Emergency Management to aid in recovery. Read More »

CBS affiliate WDEF-TV reports Michael Deshun Roberson told investigators he blacked out and didn't remember what happened. A 16-year-old neighbor told the local news station he tried to intervene when he saw Roberson sitting on top of the victim, "destroying her face". Read More »

On Friday, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut told the media, "The stampede on the foot overbridge at Elphinstone Road railway station is a public massacre of the people by the government". Chidambaram also suggested that Railway Minister Piyush Goyal should instead use the Rs One lakh crore meant for the project for ensuring railway safety in the country. Read More »

A BSF official said troops of 62 Bn BSF detected an unfinished tunnel ahead of the border fence in Arnia during search operation today. It is the fifth such tunnel detected by the BSF along the IB since July 2012. The Border Security Force said that it "averted a near catastrophe" by thwarting Pakistan's major attempt for cross border infiltration bid. He said the length of the zero line and fencing is around 14-metres but the recovery of various items, including digging tools, indicated ... Read More »

He said the damage from Hurricanes Maria and Irma caused so much destruction and left rural hamlets and villages virtually isolated, throwing a knockout punch at the island's 3.5 million residents. "A friend of mine gave me a speargun to sleep with just in case someone tried to break in". "You see the devastation in the pictures but what they've told me is that it's not just the pictures, it's literally everywhere you go, everything you see.that you've known your entire life is now ... Read More »

The arrests were over suspected membership of the group as well as suspected preparation of a terror act. He confirmed Wednesday's arrests were the result of two separate investigations involving a number of United Kingdom police forces. The neo-Nazi group became the first far-right organization to be outlawed in Britain past year after the murder of member of parliament Jo Cox, whose killing it had praised. Read More »

His visit will include attending two major summits, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Vietnam and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations conclave in the Philippines. strategy toward China in search of ways to counter Chinese trade practices and open up market access, a senior administration official said. Among other things, he will also emphasise the importance of fair and reciprocal economic ties with US' trade partners. Read More »

Police say an officer attempted to make a traffic stop on a Toyota Corolla near 11th and Washington Streets. The incident started when the officer attempted to stop a vehicle near Washington and 11th streets around 4:20 a.m. ISP said he was taken to Columbus Regional Hospital, treated and released. He's about six feet tall and weighs about 190 pounds. It's believed he's in his late 30s to early 40s. Read More »

The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort has deployed from Norfolk and is headed to Puerto Rico to support relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. When not deployed, USNS Comfort is kept in a reduced operating status but can transition to full operating status in five days. According to the Navy, the ship has one of the largest trauma facilities anywhere in the United States. Read More »

With short interest at 1,645,894 and short average daily volume at 70,757, the short-interest ratio is 23.0 and the percentage of shorted shares is 0.19% as of August 31. Ratings analysis reveals 20% of World Acceptance's analysts are positive. 11/01/2016 - Stephens began new coverage on Credit Acceptance Corporation giving the company a "underweight" rating. Read More »

Obamacare gave some basic health care rights to millions of poor and disenfranchised citizens who never had anything approaching decent health care. I then joined the Problem Solvers Caucus in releasing a bipartisan set of solutions to stabilize health insurance markets and provide relief to individuals, families and small businesses. Read More »

The White House released a statement announcing Trump's trip: "The president's engagements will strengthen the worldwide resolve to confront the North Korean threat and ensure the complete, verifiable, and irreversible denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula". Read More »

It was moving westward, but was forecast to swing north and east again before any tropical storm-force winds reach Bermuda. Maria is a Category 3 storm and is expected to stay off the East Coast, but the system is generating swells along the southeastern coast. Read More »

The White House announced he will take a five-nation trip to the Asia Pacific region in November. The White House says Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha will visit October 2 - one day earlier than previously announced. Officials say North Korea could be preparing an electro-magnetic impulse attack in the form of either a nuclear blast or a pulse weapon, which could cripple Seoul's economy. Read More »

Since the Jones Act has driven Puerto Rico's economy to the point that former Governor Alejandro García Padilla declared the debt unpayable and had to default on debt payments, Congress passed a law previous year, known as PROMESA, in an attempt to resolve the crisis. Read More »

On Thursday, Price said he would reimburse the government for $51,887.31, the amount that his seat on the domestic flights cost, but not the amount for his accompanying staff. "I'm urging you to emphasize to cabinet secretaries the necessity of using reasonable and cost-effective modes of revel in accordance with federal restrictions", Grassley, R-IA, said in the letter. Read More »

Bank of America Corp DE now owns 8,176 shares of the biopharmaceutical company's stock valued at $344,000 after buying an additional 5,063 shares during the period. The value of the investment in Loxo Oncology, Inc . went from $7,616,000 to $23,095,000 a change of $15,479,000 since the last quarter. Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on shares of Loxo Oncology from $52.00 to $71.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, June 5th. Read More »

Pizarro, who was without a club since leaving Werder Bremen at the end of last season, will be 39 on Tuesday. " He is a clinical striker in front of goal with a personality that will be good for our team ", the Billy Goats' head coach, Peter Stoger, told the club's official website . Read More »